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Lahore, September 09, 2021 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Cricket Board has signed a three-year agreement with internationally renowned scoring platform CricHQ and world’s leading cricket data providers CricViz.

CricHQ will be PCB’s live scoring partner and will digitise scoring from grassroots level all the way up to the top-tier of Pakistan cricket which is the First XIs of the six Cricket Associations. The partnership will enable the PCB to collect data and analyse player performances using match reports and statistics.

Additionally, CricHQ will also provide video automation and capturing solutions for domestic matches in order to help coaches and players analyse performances.

CricViz, widely regarded as one of the leading data analytics software in the world, will give the PCB analysts and coaches the licenses to their query tool. The analysts and coaches will also be trained on the software to help in preparation of pre-match, during match and post-match analysis using the software.

Both partnerships are in line with the PCB’s plan to upgrade its data analytical wing to provide state of the art data analysis, match plus player impacts etc. These tools will help in modernising Pakistan cricket in terms of data analysis and selection of players.

The players are also set to make considerable gains as the tools are designed to help improve their performances while overcoming the flaws in techniques that might creep in their game from time to time.

Director High Performance Nadeem Khan: “We are delighted to enter into this very exciting partnership with CricHQ and CricViz. These partnerships will provide our players, coaches and selectors with the most modern statistics and tools that have become an integral part of present day cricket across the three formats. In recent years, these tools have turned the fortunes of many players and teams as data and statistics continue to revolutionise modern day cricket with the growing demands and advancements in technology.

“CricViz is one of the leading data analytics software in the world. It will not only provide full access but also training to our analysts on their software so we can make pre-match, during match and post-match analysis using their software.

“We would also be providing the same software at the domestic level to help up and coming players learn and understand how these tools can benefit them besides providing the coaching staff a great opportunity to upskill themselves and gauge their players.”

“This upgradation will help our data analytical wing to provide state of the art data analysis, match plus player impacts to their respective coaches at various levels of our professional cricket.”

CricHQ General Manager Global Grant Elliot: “We are very excited to be partnering with the PCB as their official scoring provider for all cricket. We look forward to using our technology to grow the talent and the game. It comes at a time when New Zealand plan to tour Pakistan after a break in international cricket.

“We at CricHQ are passionate about growing innovating and using the latest technology. It’s clear that the PCB plan on using digital technology to get the edge on talent and stay in touch with all their stakeholder by digitising players and their fans.”

For more information, contact:
Media Manager,
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-5717231-4
Fax: +92-42-5711860
Website: www.pcb.com.pk

Lahore, September 09, 2021 (PPI-OT):Sanghar have been fined PKR10,000 for maintaining a slow over-rate during their U19 City Cricket Association Tournament 2021-22 match against Shaheed Benazirabad at the Bilawal Cricket Stadium, Shaheed Benazirabad on Tuesday.

Sanghar were one over short of their target after taking into account time allowances and, as such, were charged under Article 2.22 of the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Players Support Personnel that deals with minimum over-rate offences.

On-field umpires Abdul Moqeet and Muhammad Kaleem levelled the charge.

For more information, contact:
Media Manager,
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-5717231-4
Fax: +92-42-5711860
Website: www.pcb.com.pk

Lahore, September 09, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Pakistan Cricket Board today announced the schedule of six senior events, which will be played in the Pakistan Domestic Season 2021-22. Quetta’s Bugti Stadium will host the season opening Cricket Associations T20 from 15 September, while curtains will fall at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore with the final of the Pakistan Cup on 30 March 2022.

Apart from these two senior tournaments, the PCB will stage the National T20, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Cricket Associations Championship and Cricket Associations Challenge. This means there will be 157 matches in the period from 15 September and 30 March, making 2021-22 a mouth-watering, exciting and competitive season of domestic cricket.

The details and schedule of the pathways cricket, including the U13, U16 and U19 tournaments, will be announced in due course.

The participants who are either fully vaccinated or have received their first jabs will be eligible to participate in the season. Each participant will undergo first PCR test at his place of residence three days prior to travel and will confine themselves to their homes until their scheduled travel.

The PCB will be conduct the second PCR test at the central station, subject to first negative test.

During the tournament, Rapid Antigen tests will be carried out after every five days or when the team travels to a different destination, while random RT-PCR tests will be conducted at select events.

Any participant, who tests positive in Antigen test will be isolated immediately and undergo a RT-PCR. If the test result is positive, then he will be quarantined for 10 days.

At team hotels, the players will be allowed to visit designated areas, but mask wearing and social distancing is mandatory.

Detailed PCB Covid-19 Protocols have been shared with the team managers who, with the support of the team physiotherapist, will be responsible for the implementation.

Meanwhile, the PCB has also confirmed umpire and match referee panels for the senior events. The Elite match officials will be involved in the National T20, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and Pakistan Cup, while the match officials in the Supplementary Panel will officiate Cricket Associations T20, Cricket Associations Championship and Cricket Associations Challenge matches.

The Elite Match Referees for the 2021-22 season include Ali Naqvi, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Anees, Mohammad Iqbal Sheikh, Mohammad Javed Malik and Nadeem Arshad, while the Elite Umpires are: Aftab Hussain Gillani, Ahsan Raza, Asif Yaqoob, Faisal Khan Afridi, Ghaffar Kazmi, Imran Jawed, Nasir Hussain Sr., Qaiser Waheed, Rashid Riaz Waqar, Saqib Khan, Shozab Raza, Syed Imtiaz Iqbal, Waleed Yaqub and Zameer Haider.

Match referees in the Supplementary Panel are Ahmer Saeed, Aleem Khan Moosa, Ali Gohar, Aziz ur Rehman, Kamran Chaudhry, Khalid Jamshed, Mohammad Aslam and Tanveer Afzal, while the Supplementary Umpires Panel comprise Abdul Moqeet, Ahmed Shahab, Alay Haider, Aslam Bareach, Farooq Ali Khan, Ghulam Sarwar, Kashif Sohail, Khalid Mehmood Snr, Majid Hussain, Mir Dad, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Sajid, Tariq Rasheed and Zulfiqar Jan.

SCHEDULE OF SENIOR EVENTS 2021-22 (subject to any late changes)

Cricket Associations T20 (all matches at Bugti Stadium, Quetta)

15 Sep – Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Central Punjab v Sindh

16 Sep – Northern v Southern Punjab; Balochistan v Sindh

17 Sep – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Southern Punjab; Balochistan v Central Punjab

18 Sep – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh; Central Punjab v Southern Punjab

19 Sep – Northern v Sindh; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Central Punjab

20 Sep – Balochistan v Northern; Sindh v Southern Punjab

21 Sep – Northern v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Balochistan v Southern Punjab

22 Sep – Northern v Central Punjab

National T20 (Matches from 25 Sep-3 Oct at the Multan Cricket Stadium; matches from 6-13 Oct at the Gaddafi Stadium)

25 Sep – Balochistan v Northern; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Central Punjab

26 Sep – Balochistan v Southern Punjab; Northern v Sindh

27 Sep – Balochistan v Central Punjab; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh

28 Sep – Northern v Central Punjab; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Southern Punjab

29 Sep – Sindh v Southern Punjab; Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

30 Sep – Balochistan v Sindh; Northern v Southern Punjab

1 Oct – Northern v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Central Punjab v Southern Punjab

2 Oct – Central Punjab v Sindh; Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

3 Oct – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Central Punjab; Balochistan v Northern

6 Oct – Balochistan v Central Punjab; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh

7 Oct – Northern v Sindh; Balochistan v Southern Punjab

8 Oct – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Southern Punjab; Northern v Central Punjab

9 Oct – Sindh v Southern Punjab; Northern v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

10 Oct – Northern v Southern Punjab; Central Punjab v Sindh

11 Oct – Central Punjab v Southern Punjab; Balochistan v Sindh

12 Oct – 1st semi-final (1 v 4); 2nd semi-final (2 v 3)

13 Oct – Final

Cricket Associations Championship (three-day)

28-30 Sep – Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; Central Punjab v Sindh, LCCA Ground, Lahore; Southern Punjab v Northern, Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura

3-5 Oct – Northern v Balochistan, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; Sindh v Southern Punjab, Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Central Punjab, LCCA Ground, Lahore

8-10 Oct – Balochistan v Central Punjab, Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura; Northern v Sindh, LCCA Ground, Lahore; Southern Punjab v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

13-15 Oct – Balochistan v Southern Punjab, Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura; Sindh v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, LCCA Ground, Lahore; Central Punjab v Northern, Saeed Ajmal Academy, Faisalabad

18-20 Oct – Sindh v Balochistan, Saeed Ajmal Academy, Faisalabad; Central Punjab v Southern Punjab, LCCA Ground, Lahore; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Northern, Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura

23-25 Oct – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Balochistan, LCCA Ground, Lahore; Sindh v Central Punjab, Saeed Ajmal Academy, Faisalabad; Northern v Southern Punjab, Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura

28-30 Oct – Southern Punjab v Balochistan, Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh, Saeed Ajmal Academy, Faisalabad; Northern v Central Punjab, LCCA Ground, Lahore

2-4 Nov – Central Punjab v Balochistan, LCCA Ground, Lahore; Sindh v Northern, Saeed Ajmal Academy, Faisalabad; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Southern Punjab, Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura

7-9 Nov – Balochistan v Northern, Saeed Ajmal Academy, Faisalabad; Southern Punjab v Sindh, Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura; Central Punjab v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, LCCA Ground, Lahore

12-14 Nov – Balochistan v Sindh, Saeed Ajmal Academy, Faisalabad; Southern Punjab v Central Punjab, LCCA Ground, Lahore; Northern v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

20-23 Oct – Balochistan v Sindh, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; Central Punjab v Southern Punjab, Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Northern, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

27-30 Oct – Balochistan v Southern Punjab, Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; Central Punjab v Northern, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

3-6 Nov – Balochistan v Central Punjab, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; Northern v Sindhm Multan Cricket Stadium; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Southern Punjab, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

10-13 Nov – Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; Central Punjab v Sindh, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; Northern v Southern Punjab, Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan

17-20 Nov – Northern v Balochistan, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; Southern Punjab v Sindh, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; Central Punjab v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan

24-27 Nov – Sindh v Balochistan, UBL Sports Complex, Karachi; Southern Punjab v Central Punjab, SBP Sports Complex, Karachi; Northern v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

30Nov 3 Dec – Southern Punjab v Balochistan, UBL Sports Complex; Sindh v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, SBP Sports Complex; Northern v Central Punjab, NBP Sports Complex

6-9 Dec – Central Punjab v Balochistan, NBP Sports Complex; Sindh v Northern, UBL Sports Complex; Southern Punjab v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, SBP Sports Complex

12-15 Dec – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Balochistan, UBL Sports Complex; Sindh v Central Punjab, SBP Sports Complex; Southern Punjab v Northern, NBP Sports Complex

18-21 Dec – Balochistan v Northern, SBP Sports Complex; Sindh v Southern Punjab, NBP Sports Complex; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Central Punjab, UBL Sports Complex

25-29 Dec – Final National Stadium Karachi

Cricket Associations Challenge (50-over)

19 Nov – Balochistan v Northern, Saeed Ajmal Academy, Faisalabad; Southern Punjab v Sindh, Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Central Punjab, LCCA Ground, Lahore

21 Nov – Balochistan v Southern Punjab, Saeed Ajmal Academy, Faisalabad; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh, Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura; Northern v Central Punjab, LCCA Ground, Lahore

23 Nov – Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura; Central Punjab v Sindh, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; Northern v Southern Punjab, LCCA Ground, Lahore

25 Nov – Balochistan v Sindh, LCCA Ground, Lahore; Central Punjab v Southern Punjab, Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Northern, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

27 Nov – Balochistan v Central Punjab, LCCA Ground, Lahore; Northern v Sindh, Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Southern Punjab, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Pakistan Cup

25 Feb – Balochistan v Northern, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; Southern Punjab v Sindh, Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Central Punjab, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

28 Feb – Balochistan v Southern Punjab, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh, Multan Cricket Stadium, Northern v Central Punjab, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

3 Mar – Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Multan Cricket Stadium, Central Punjab v Sindh, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; Northern v Southern Punjab, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

6 Mar – Balochistan v Sindh, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; Central Punjab v Southern Punjab, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Northern, Multan Cricket Stadium

9 Mar – Balochistan v Central Punjab, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; Northern v Sindh, Multan Cricket Stadium; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Southern Punjab, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

12 Mar Balochistan v Sindh, Multan Cricket Stadium; Central Punjab v Southern Punjab, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Northern, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

15 Mar – Balochistan v Southern Punjab, Multan Cricket Stadium; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; Northern v Central Punjab, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

18 Mar – Balochistan v Central Punjab, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; Northern v Sindh, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Southern Punjab, Multan Cricket Stadium

21 Mar – Balochistan v Northern, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; Southern Punjab v Sindh. Multan Cricket Stadium; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Central Punjab, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

24 Mar – Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; Central Punjab v Sindh, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; Northern v Southern Punjab, Multan Cricket Stadium

27 Mar – 1st semi-final, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

28 Mar – 2nd semi-final, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

30 Mar – Final, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

For more information, contact:
Media Manager,
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-5717231-4
Fax: +92-42-5711860
Website: www.pcb.com.pk

Lahore, September 09, 2021 (PPI-OT):TransGroup International has secured the rights for the five bilateral home series that will be hosted in Pakistan in the 2021-22 cricket season.

The upcoming cricket season is set to be one of the busiest home seasons in Pakistan’s cricketing history with tours by New Zealand and England (men’s and women’s) before next month’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup followed by tours by the West Indies and Australia.

TransGroup International will have the ground and sponsorship rights for the entire bilateral international cricket season which commences with the first ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Friday, 17 September.

Besides TransGroup International, Surf Excel, Lifebuoy and Tapal Tea will also be sponsoring the international bilateral cricket season as part of their existing partnership deals with the PCB.

PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan: “The upcoming international season is an incredibly exciting one for us and in particular for cricket fans across the country as we host four of the leading international sides in New Zealand, England’s men’s and women’s, West Indies and Australia.

“PCB and Transgroup International enjoy a long and mutually beneficial partnership that has strengthened further over the years. We are keen to deliver outstanding quality events for our passionate fans with the support of all stakeholders.”

Group Director TransGroup International Rao Omar Hashim Khan: ‘’TransGroup International has been a proud partner of Pakistan cricket for almost three decades now and it gives me immense joy to see this partnership growing further. PCB’s consistent efforts have resulted in a bumper home season with New Zealand, England, West Indies and Australia touring Pakistan and we are keen to provide all our support to Pakistan cricket for these series.”

For more information, contact:
Media Manager,
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-5717231-4
Fax: +92-42-5711860
Website: www.pcb.com.pk